Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. Tõnis is an
Estonian form of
Anthony. Tönis is a
Dutch and
Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form of
Antonius
Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...
,
Anton,
Antoon,
Anthonis, Anthoon,
Antonie and
Antonis
Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...
. Tonis is a Dutch diminutive form of
Antonius
Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...
,
Anton,
Antoon,
Anthonis, Anthoon,
Antonie and
Antonis
Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...
. Tonis is a
Lithuanian diminutive form of
Antanas.
Another variant of Tõnis in Estonian is
Tõnu. It is also a surname. Persons bearing the name included:
Given name
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Tõnis Kaasik (born 1949), Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist, and politician
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Tõnis Kalbus (1880–1942), Estonian lawyer and politician
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Tõnis Kalde (born 1976), Estonian football player
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Tõnis Kasemets (born 1974), Estonian race car driver
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Tõnis Kask (1929–2016), Estonian director
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Tõnis Kimmel (born 1977), Estonian architect
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Tõnis Kint (1896–1991), Estonian politician
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Tõnis Kõiv (born 1970), Estonian politician
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Tõnis Lukas (born 1962), Estonian politician
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Tõnis Mägi (born 1948), Estonian musician
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Tõnis Mölder (born 1989), Estonian politician
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Tõnis Palts (born 1953), Estonian businessman and politician
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Tõnis Rätsep (born 1947), Estonian actor, musician, playwright, and educator
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Tõnis Rotberg (1882–1953), Estonian army general
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Tõnis Sahk (born 1983), Estonian long jumper
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Tõnis Seesmaa (born 1955), Estonian politician and engineer
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Tõnis Soop (1937–2016), Estonian painter and teacher
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Tõnis Tootsen (born 1988), Estonian writer
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Tõnis Vint (1942–2019), Estonian artist
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Muhamad Tonis Dzikrullah, Activis From Pacitan, Indonesia
Surname
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Mike Tonis (born 1979), American baseball player
References
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Estonian masculine given names
Masculine given names